- Chief Technology Officer
- Reporting to CEO / Partnering with the Leadership Team
- Location: Remote
BSG has commenced an executive search for a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for our client, the leading global interactive video learning management, content, engagement, and assessment platform. Reporting to the CEO and partnering with the executive leadership team, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) will establish and execute the company’s technical vision, lead engineering efforts, and drive the company’s strategic directions, development, and future growth. Key to the position’s responsibilities include engineering and architectural team management and leadership, software development methodology evolution and integration, and deep partnering with the product team to develop world-class products to specifications on time and within budget.
Opportunity Overview
Chief Technology Officer
THE COMPANY
Our client is the leading global interactive video learning management, content, engagement, and assessment platform serving learners and instructors at higher education institutions and corporate learning & development organizations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific
THE POSITION
As a member of the leadership team, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) will establish and execute the company’s technical vision, lead engineering efforts, and drive the company’s strategic directions, development, and future growth. Key to the position’s responsibilities include engineering and architectural team management and leadership, software development methodology evolution and integration, as well as deep partnering with the product team to develop world-class products to specifications on time and within budget.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the CPO to drive successful product integration and development sprints to deliver on the product roadmap to include all platforms (Mac, PC, and Mobile) and drive the vision, thinking horizontally and engaging across value streams.
- Assess, engage, and grow a high-performing, execution-centric, high-velocity team culture with a global 100% remote team.
- Complete the integration of disparate technology platforms and data architecture across the product ecosystem.
- Create and execute on strong API and IDP strategies.
- Partner with other members of the Executive Leadership Team as a change agent to help drive the business, operational, and technology strategy.
- Engage with customers, prospects, and partners on tech platforms/infrastructure.
ReQUIREMENTS
- Prior experience as CTO of a robust, global B2B, B2C, or B2B2C SaaS provider.
- Deep expertise/familiarity with SaaS-based KPIs and operating drivers that amplify and maximize enterprise value.
- Experience in growth stage PE-backed businesses ($50M to $300M+) with an understanding of the reporting requirements and transparency.
- Previous software development team leadership of a global, remote team of 50+ including offshore, contract resources, and employees.
- Strong skills in software development, project management, product development, and architecture with both front-end and back-end expertise.
- Comfortable with ambiguity with the ability to focus on prescription and execution rather than theory and generalizations.
- M&A diligence, on buy and sell side transactions with integration and tech synergies realization experience.
- Proven experience with successful software product integration and localization.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field. Advanced degree is a plus.
Qualifications
Additionally, this individual should have as many as possible of the traits required to succeed in this leadership position:
- High levels of intelligence, analytical strength, and conceptual ability combined with curiosity, grit, and passion.
- The ability, and willingness, to set and communicate high standards for professional staff and to hold people accountable for their performance; at the same time, sensitivity to, and insight into individuals’ capabilities and development needs, and the combination of firmness and likability that all good leaders possess.
- Decisiveness, when necessary, coupled with a willingness to seek input and build consensus.
- Excellent writing and speaking skills; this individual must be able to communicate complex ideas and information clearly and concisely.
- Outstanding planning and organization skills.
- Good strategic instincts and long-term vision; the ability to address both big-picture issues and detailed, day-to-day management concerns.
- A sense of ownership, not just of his or her own work, or that of their department, but a sense of ownership for the company.
- Demonstrated success as a people leader, including setting and gaining buy-in for strategic direction and vision, attracting, hiring, retaining, and developing high-performing teams, and establishing an engaging culture of accountability, quality, and customer focus.
- Demonstrate professional behavior and actions consistent with company values.
IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE
A summary of key competencies required to be successful include the following:
- Functional Experience
- Past revenue responsibility of $50M to $300M+
- Leader of global, distributed technical teams comprised of employees and contract resources.
- Successful history of successful M&A integration.
- Passion for and prior history of creating high-performing teams.
- Industry Experience
- B2B2C / B2C SaaS business.
- Learning management, content engagement and/or assessment platforms.
- Corporate Stage
- PE-backed, private company experience at the C-level.
- $50M to $300M+ company revenue experience.
- Management and Leadership Experience
- Experience reporting to President/CEO in the past.
- Experience leading cross-functional technical teams in all aspects of operations.
- Experience leading globally distributed teams.
- Experience in integrating and managing teams of 50+.
Compensation
Compensation is competitive with the position’s requirements. In a performance-based environment, this will include base salary and bonus structure based on corporate qualitative and quantitative milestones and a commensurate carried interest position.
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